mariocki

Thought he played his part in Ronin very well.

stevie boy

I watched Beat Girl, what a lot of tosh. What was David Farrar doing in it??? Complete piece of tripe

Steve Crook

As I said in another thread. That's because he was playing a plank
The character he played was an obvious faker so it suited his style well

Steve

batman

Working and earning a few more quid! He had decided to retire and was preparing himself for that. He was only fifty-two at the time of Beat Girl and did retire a couple of years later after making The 300 Spartans. As he lived well into his 80s it was a smart move.

He is quoted saying that when he started getting offered parts as uncles and fathers he knew it was time to retire, he also said that he was fed up with all the 'hassles, battles and conceit' that were becoming more prevalent in the industry and so 'I walked off into the sunset while the going was good'.

After his wife died in 1976 he went to live with his daughter in South Africa.

Bats.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

Windthrop

He so completely cut himself off from the business that a number of reference books assumed he was dead and prematurely killed him off.

Thats the joke that killed the Music Hall !

Steve Crook

Tosh? Tripe? That's early 1960s high camp at its finest

Where else are you likely to see Christopher Lee running a strip club?
Or real English beatniks?
With cameos by Oliver Reed and Carol White and of course clean cut Adam Faith pretending to be a wild rocker in the mould of Elvis Presley


And at least David Farrar got a fairly meaty male lead role in this one, unlike all the ones he'd done in America where he was never more than "hero's best friend" or occasionally the villain.

Steve

batman

A B-movie double bill .... Max in Before I Wake and another non-British 50s Errol Flynn potboiler Mara Maru. The Max film is a pretty routine thriller but does feature a good performance from Jean Kent. Max plays a 'nice' part for a change, the kindly local doctor. Errol's effort is a kind of mish-mash of The Maltese Falcon and Treasure of the Sierra Madre set in the Phillipines, with Errol and Raymond Burr fighting it out for some missing treasure. Errol is pretty good in this and again his tired persona suits the role. Both films are entertaining and fun to watch.

Bats.

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

stevie boy

Olly Reed dancing over the opening credits was the highlight What about the house??? obviously a set and a bad one, any way it was good to see Minnie Cauldwell again

suzepulcheria

Well, I watched the Norman Wisdom movie on TV yesterday, The Early Bird. Much better than I remembered! And not a soppy as some. Of course it was a bit too long, but still funny and most enjoyable. I confess that afterwards I watched Marlene Dietrich and Gay Cooper in Morocco, but that is another story......

stevie boy

To Sir With Love, absolutely spendid little film, albeit the ending was a bit contrived with the leather boy. Geoffrey Bayldon is a wonderful actor

suzepulcheria

Forgive me if a million others have told you this, but "The Amazing Mr Forrest (1939)" is a sequel to "Smash and Grab". I am the world's greatest Jack Buchanan fan by the way!
Suze

Harbottle

Edgar Wallace Mystery: Never Mention Murder (1965) DVD-R. Decent EW, with Dudley Foster as cool and calm as usual Michael Coles a bit of a lad (as usual) and Maxine Audley as a naughty lady as she frequently seemed to be cast as! The supporting actors always make these interesting for those of us who enjoy spotting character players. A very healthy list here including Peter Butterworth, Patrick "Mother" Newell, Pauline "Perrin" Yates and and early film appearance by Phillip Stone.

stevie boy

Watched an episode of Spooks from Series 2, about money laundering and the Russian Mafia,very watchable

Rob Compton

Saw "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police", one of the John Howard Drummond films. Very short (only around 50 minutes) but I always enjoy these - they were made with wit and a lightness of touch that worked well.

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)

Drummond's manservant "Tenny" Tennyson (E E Clive) has all the best lines as always: Spikes are descending on to them (don't ask!) and he says "pardon me sir, but I think we're in for a spot of trouble"

A film that is not to be taken too seriously!

rgds
Rob

dremble wedge

Oh! What a Lovely War which I'd never seen before.

In the main I found it very impressive with some marvellous and moving tableaux.

One result of its variable nature is that some bits work better than others but its an admirable effort from a first time director.

The excellent cast helps with John Mills, Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith standing out for me.